New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-02
THE THISTLE AT ANCHOR ALL DAY.

MUCH INTEREST IN THE LARCHMOTT YACHT CLUB
REGATTA TOMORROW
The Thistle lay at anchor all day yesterday further or
shore than before and well clear OF the little fleet OF
yachts anchored of Tompknsville The new situation
suits the Thistle better than the old because she can
now get under way without any risk Of being sweps
against other yachts by the tide should the wind fail her.
aud suits the cnterprsing Staten Island boameu bc-
cause thoy now charge moro for rowing people
around the Thistle.
Most OF the crew had q holiday in the afternoon that
they might attend the Caedonian Club at Jones
Wood, Second Mate Mckenzie acting shpkeeper Mate
Mcdonald ut all disturbed by the published ro-
ports the Thistle In her cruise Wednesday had
occupied much time in going over portion Of the
inside than did the Mayfower. Puritan Atlantic
and Priscilla In the of the trial last year sailed
In similar weather.
"weel, wsel. mon." he said complacently. when his
attention called to it, we were in ma sick hurry
aboot It and aiblins they were."
The clubtopsa which the Thistle used on Wednesday
was not the big one which she when racing In light
weather That said to be regular skyscraper. which
catches any wind which happens to be ahoat In tho
upper carries Thistle along when other yachts
apparently becalmed.
The following entries have already been received fos
the fall regatta of Of tho Larchmon club. which takes
place tomorrow:
Schooner Yachts. Class A-spennza. Troubadour Magic
Class B-sIren. deysiis. Lotus Class c.Asnes Lsons
Glass F-Hidsgarde. Thiste Class o-Anacohda, Gin
sioops Class I-Fanita. Adelaide. Daphne Class IL
schen,er Rival Inez Carta santapogue Class II-Voius
sa, Class IV-Nymph, Arab. Revere. Class V-Brendas
Garnet cleaner Noya Glass vi.Awands Lorna Class x
Many entries expected but there already
enough to furnish citing contests That between
the Shamrock and Titania, whose relative merits
are yet In dispute. will be specially interesting.
The race botween the fleet little cutter Clara and
the soops Cinderella and Anaconda will hardly attract
less attention The Cinderella built for the express
purpose beating the Clara and though hasn't
ceeded yet she may do 1t this tme for she is said TO have
been greatly improved this year. II Is reported that
private Of 81 900 will be settled by the result
Both yachts have been put In fighting TRIM The START
which will be flying one will take place at lG4o from
imaginary line drawn between the pagoda on shoro
and stake boat anchored southeast OF IT, FOR the
larger yachts from class to class inciusivcs too
classes there will ono seventeen and tno
other fifteen nautical miles long ,
This regatta will be- followed next SATURDAY ~ atacS
he big first and second class soops with which
the Larcbmont club proposes TO wind up most SUGGEST
fuI season For rstclass sOops cup valued at 1000
is offered and for the second class one worth $780,
The Volunteer. Maynower.. Atlantic. Priscilla md
f,aaea have already entered In tho first class and It 10
expected that tho Puritan will also come In Then tho
liar will embrace all the biggest otngestcker In the
with the exception Of the Scotch Thste. which,
however expected 10 the occasion by her pres
enco In che second GLASS tho shamrock Ttaria Huron,
Thetis, Hildegardo Bedoun and Stranger alaeady
entered II they all come to tho line will bo tho post
Interesting OF the season. The Mayfower will nsye
Volunteer with an enlarged mansail. and among the
secondclass yachs entered there arc many old nvsce
be settled Tho viii be forty miles long o0e
has mes Jet been laid out